Shloka 3

Cāturmāsya Observances—Commencement, Austerities, and Fruits

Devanagari script

गृहीते ऽस्मिन्व्रते देव यद्यपूर्णे म्रियाम्यहम् / तन्मे भवतु सम्पूर्णं त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन

Transliteration

gṛhīte 'sminvrate deva yadyapūrṇe mriyāmyaham / tanme bhavatu sampūrṇaṃ tvatprasādājjanārdana

Translation

Lạy Chúa tể, nếu con chết khi lời nguyện này còn dang dở, thì nhờ ân phúc của Ngài—ô Janārdana—xin cho đối với con nó vẫn được viên mãn.

Word by Word

• gṛhīte: when (it is) undertaken
• gṛhīte: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; व्रते-विशेषण

• vrate: vow
• vrate: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• deva: O god
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Conditional marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (शर्तार्थक/conjunction)

• apūrṇe: (while it is) incomplete
• apūrṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; व्रते-विशेषण

• mriyāmi: I die
• mriyāmi: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tat: that (vow/result)
• tat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• me: for me / my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (enclitic)

• bhavatu: may it be
• bhavatu: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sampūrṇam: complete
• sampūrṇam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sampūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्-विशेषण

• tvat-prasādāt: from your grace
• tvat-prasādāt: Apādāna (Cause/ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; हेत्वपादान (cause-ablative)

• janārdana: O Janārdana
• janārdana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janārdana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

A devotee/vrata-observer addressing Lord Vishnu (Janārdana) in prayer (as cited within the Garuḍa Purāṇa narrative).

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Surrender (śaraṇāgati) transforms fear of incompletion; God’s grace perfects the devotee’s limited effort.

Vedantic Theme: Antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi through devotion; recognition of human finitude and reliance on Īśvara as the ultimate accomplisher (kartṛtva-tyāga).

Application: Hold disciplines without despair; if interrupted by illness/death, dedicate the effort to the Lord and cultivate remembrance and surrender as the essence.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: shrine/inner prayer space (implied)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: teachings on death-awareness and the value of devotion at life’s end (elsewhere in the Purana); Garuda Purana: vrata-phala passages where intention and devotion are emphasized over mere completion

Characters & Entities

• Janardana
• Deva

FAQs

What is the importance of completing a vrata in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights that a vrata is ideally completed, yet if death intervenes, the devotee seeks divine grace so the observance is counted as fulfilled.

How does this verse relate to the soul’s journey after death in the Garuda Purana?

It reflects the anxiety that death can interrupt dharmic duties; the devotee relies on Vishnu’s prasāda so spiritual intent and devotion support one’s post-death welfare.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Undertake vows thoughtfully, keep them sincerely, and dedicate any unavoidable incompletion to God—maintaining integrity, humility, and devotion.